Emission Control
Rare earth metals recycling
Hiding in plain sight, earth metals are all around us in our everyday objects, making our modern lives possible. From flatscreens and lithium batteries to energy-efficient LED light bulbs and electric cars, rare earth metals give shape to humanity’s present. As we push the boundaries of technology, these elements become even more crucial since they are the building blocks of our digital world and engines of a greener mobility.
A not so rare challenge
As we rely more heavily on rare metals, coming up with sustainable ways to source and recycle them becomes increasingly important.
Currently, only about 1% of rare earth elements in old products are recycled, mainly due to factors like the complexity it poses to separate the blends that contain them and the hazardous substances involved in the highly-energy-consuming traditional recycling methods. Innovative engineering is on the eve of making circularity in rare metals’ lifecycle possible.
GEA’s expertise helps unlock the full potential
Our evaporation, crystallization, distillation and drying technologies are behind the purification and separation steps in the recycling process while our emission control expertise tackles the off-gas and exhaust air product of the recycling plants.
Our engineers skillfully integrate decades of process engineering expertise with our broad palette of technologies to tailor efficient and environmentally friendly recycling processes that adjust to each customer’s specifications, helping them keep the pace up with the growing demand for rare metals while reducing dependency on primary mining. All with the lowest energy consumption and keeping harmful emissions in check.
Why GEA
- Over a century of evaporation, crystallization and drying expertise.
- Deep know-how of the hydrometallurgical process.
- We design and fabricate centrifugal separators, evaporators and crystallizers suitable for all process steps of the recycle process.
- Our Equipment is shop- or field- fabricated to ASME, ANSI, AS, PED and ASTM specifications.
- GEA installations are always closely supervised by our experts.
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Centrifuges & Separation Equipment
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Evaporation Plants
An intelligent interconnection of all components of the process plant with different evaporator types, along with waste heat treatment for energetic optimization, make for the ideal Evaporation Plant. GEA has the expertise to design tailored plant solutions that meet all requirements and specifications while minimizing investment and operating costs.
Solution Crystallization Plants
World-class industrial crystallization solutions. Be it to start a project, improve a process, revamp a plant or build a new installation; a vast pool of crystallization knowledge, expertise and technology enable GEA to provide optimized as well as customized solutions.
Spray Dryers
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